The rewards of restraint
Lou Vincent reaped the rewards of curbing his strokeplay, while for India - and for Parthiv Patel in particular - it was a day to forget in a hurry
06-Jul-2005•Rahul Bhattacharya
Back-foot glory
Lou Vincent and Mark Richardson played the percentages well, while the Indian seamers erred in not making the batsmen play enough
06-Jul-2005•S Rajesh
The seamier side of Mohali
Conditions at Mohali are supposed to be more seamer-friendly than most Indian venues, but statistics reveal that fast and medium-fast bowlers have not performed particularly well
22-Jun-2005•S Rajesh
Gearing up without Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly's absence from the second Test after minor surgery means a first cap for Yuvraj Singh - on his home ground too
22-Jun-2005•The Wisden Preview by Rahul Bhattacharya
JP's magical season
When Punjab look back at their loss in the Ranji Trophy final, thepunk-like figure of Jai Prakash Yadav will haut them many times over
03-Apr-2005•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Mohali
Railways' fairytale reaches fruition
A game that twisted and turned on the first four days meandered to an anti-climactic, inevitable, end as Railways strolled to their second Ranji Trophy triumph by virtue of gaining the first-innings lead
03-Apr-2005•Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Mohali
Goud guides Railways to huge lead
With an indomitable display of attritional batting, Railways all but wrapped up their second Ranji Trophy title as Punjab were ground out of the contest on a corpse-like pitch
02-Apr-2005•Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Mohali
Railways steal the advantage
An inspirational hundred by Pankaj Dharmani, at a time when Punjabappeared out for the count, put the game back on an even keel butRailways regained their advantage at the end of the day through ablistering counterattack
01-Apr-2005•Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Mohali
Railways take the tenacious approach
Like they have done all season, Railways summoned every ounce of collective responsibility and fought back when the game was drifting away to regain their dominant position at the end of the second day's play at Mohali
31-Mar-2005•Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Mohali
Bangar and Yadav give Railways the edge
Three obdurate half-centuries put Railways on top but a controlled spell of seam bowling helped Punjab claw their way back in an engrossing opening day of the Ranji Trophy final at Mohali
30-Mar-2005•Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Mohali
Balaji fined for excessive appealing
India's paceman, Lakshmipathy Balaji, has had the gloss taken off his outstanding performance in the first Test at Mohali, after he was fined 30% of his match fee for excessive appealing
13-Mar-2005•Cricinfo staff
Akmal and Razzaq save the Test
An outstanding 109 from Kamran Akmal and a dogged 71 from Abdul Razzaq ensured that Pakistan saved the first Test at Mohali
12-Mar-2005•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran
Pakistan face defeat despite Inzamam's valiant knock
Inzamam-ul-Haq and Yousuf Youhana produced defiant and beautiful innings, while Asim Kamal reprised his first-innings heroics with an assured 48, but by the end of the fourth day, Pakistan were still staring at an ignominious defeat, 53 runs ahead
11-Mar-2005•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran
India grind out a healthy lead
Virender Sehwag's thrilling 173 gave India the ideal platform to bat Pakistan out of this Test match, but those that followed him showed a strange reluctance to put the boot in, as Pakistan's bowlers - led most admirably by the tireless Danish
10-Mar-2005•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran
Honours even on absorbing day
Asim Kamal's gutsy knock of 91, after India's mediumpace bowlers had accounted for the top order, helped Pakistan to 312 before they were knocked over by India
08-Mar-2005•Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran
Venues increase security after vandal attack
After the thwarted attempt to damage the pitch at Mohali, the Punjab Cricket Association has beefed up security ahead of the tour by Pakistan
12-Feb-2005•Cricinfo staff
Mumbai collapse for 198 at Mohali
Rest of India couldn't carry on the good work with the bat this morning, but their bowlers helped them seize the initiative on the second day of the Irani trophy game at Mohali
23-Sep-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff
Sriram and Parthiv lead the fightback
Sridharan Sriram rescued Rest of India from a precarious position after Mumbai had seized the initiative on the first day of the Irani Trophy game at Mohali
22-Sep-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff
North Zone win the Duleep Trophy
Mithun Manhas proved to be the secret weapon as North Zone triumphed by 59 runs after dismissing East Zone for 349 in an absorbing contest at Mohali
08-Mar-2004•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
East Zone tuck in to their run-chase
Four dropped catches by the North Zone fielders, including two by Yuvraj Singh, could prove critical as East Zone gave themselves a fighting chance of an historic triumph at Mohali
07-Mar-2004•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
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